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The 1928 Hockley
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Barclay
Gibson, May 2002 |
Date
- 1928
Architect - Preston Lee Walker
Style - Classical Revival
Material - Stone and concrete
On State Highway 114
The simple and elegant 1928 building replaced the 1921 courthouse.
See Hockley County |
The 1928 Hockley
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2007 |
Hockley County
Courthouse as it appeared in 1939
Photo courtesy TXDoT |
The Courthouse
Cornerstone
Photographer's
Note:
"The THC lists the architect as Preston Lee Walker, but the cornerstone
lists the architects as The Butler Company. Perhaps Walker was an
employee of the Butler Company?" - Terry
Jeanson |
"The
cornerstone, though covered partially by the addition, is complete.
The one-story addition is on the rear side of the building with the
library behind that." -
Terry
Jeanson.
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Cornerstones |
The 1928 Hockley
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy Terry
Jeanson, 2007 |
The 1928 Hockley
County Courthouse
Photo courtesy texasoldphotos.com |
Photographer's
Note:
The 1970s remodeling to the interior is quite evident in the courthouse's
district courtroom. During my visit, a courthouse employee told me
that many pieces of the courthouse's original furniture were donated
to Texas Tech in nearby Lubbock
for use in mock trials for their law students. - Terry
Jeanson |
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